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Hello, fragrance fans! This Fragrance Friday I’m coming to you from the indie side of the perfume world to discuss one of the most...
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Many pieces of art revolve around a single idea, but how they showcase that idea can either be lazy or revelatory. Describe something as...
So I’m writing about the house of Âge de Querelle Perfumes again. I know, I know, y’all are shocked Pikachu face. It’s no secret...
In the first episode of 2021, Kori has a special guest, fragrance reviewer Trusted Nose! Tune in to hear what they’d both like to...
Two months ago, I reviewed the maximalist floral wonder of Carnal Flower. Perfumer Dominique Ropion used bombastic, wet green notes to transform a tuberose...
I’ve mentioned before that Penhaligon’s of London is one of my absolute favorite fragrance houses. After all, you don’t accumulate nine bottles of one...
One of my strongest perfume memories was my visit to Jovoy Paris, where I encountered just about every famous niche perfume house in the...
Hello, fragrance fans! This Fragrance Friday I’m coming to you from the indie side of the perfume world to discuss one of the most...
Do you like cross-stitch but think it takes too much time? Do you like paint by numbers but find that it always makes a...
To borrow from The Devil Wears Prada, “You’re a fragrance writer reviewing Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel? Groundbreaking.” Coco Mademoiselle is one of the most...
As you can tell from our rating system, fragrances are judged not only on how they smell, but also on how they perform. In...
In 1988, Dior shocked the perfume world with a radical idea: a fragrance that smelled of gasoline. Three decades later, Fahrenheit is still among...
After a week off to recharge for our plunge into the winter holiday season review run, (and because I’m back and happy to be...
Taking your first steps into the world of fragrance is a wonderful experience. I grew up in a house with a mother who was...
It’s the dead of night. You’re camped out in the New Mexico desert, two hours by horseback from the Santa Fe city limits. Cheap...
I like to consider myself a fair fragrance reviewer. Even if I don’t care for something, I’ll mention that it didn’t work for me,...
The original formulation of Zoologist Rhinoceros captures a stampede through a gentleman’s study. Torn leather furniture, splintered mahogany bookshelves and a puddle of spilled...
